[SOLVED] Default Row Height in Excel 2003

[derek mccolm]

This may have been covered before - and apologies if so - but I can't change
the default row height from 12.75 to 15.00 each time I open excel 2003. I
have tried saving as book1.xlt , book.xlt and even renaming the original
book1.xlt to bookold.xlt but still when I open up excel the default row
height remains 12.75
Would really appreciate if someone could either let me know how to do this
or if version 2003 won't let you! I know I did it in version 97

[Gord Dibben]

derek

Where are you saving BOOK.XLT?

It must be saved into your XLSTART folder, usually at

C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Microsoft\Excel\XLSTART

When you go to File>New the workbook opened will be based upon that template.

You can also make a SHEET.XLT and store it same folder.

That will be the Template for any Insert>Worksheet.


Gord Dibben Excel MVP



On Wed, 30 Nov 2005 06:11:27 -0600, "derek
mccolm"<[email protected]> wrote:

>This may have been covered before - and apologies if so - but I can't change
>the default row height from 12.75 to 15.00 each time I open excel 2003. I
>have tried saving as book1.xlt , book.xlt and even renaming the original
>book1.xlt to bookold.xlt but still when I open up excel the default row
>height remains 12.75
>Would really appreciate if someone could either let me know how to do this
>or if version 2003 won't let you! I know I did it in version 97

[derek mccolm]

Thanks for taking the time to reply, but it don't work for me!! I did
locate the .xlt file and did a "save as" thus overwriting, but when I closed
excel and re-opened there was the blessed 12.75 row hight still small as
life!! As I say, perhaps it can't be changed in 2003 as in 97.
Cheers
Derek

[Gord Dibben]

Derek

Open a new blank workbook from File>New...Blank workbook

Select all sheets by right-click on a sheet tab and "select all sheets".

CTRL + a(twice) to select all cells.

Format>Row>Height. Set to 15

Right-click on a shee tab and "ungroup sheets".

File>Save As>File Type>Template(*.xlt)

Browse to the correct XLSTART folder(there can be several on your computer)

The correct XLSTART folder will be at

C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Microsoft\Excel\XLSTART

username will be your name in the path.

Type in BOOK. Excel will add the .XLT

Close Excel then re-open and check the row heights.

NOTE: File>New...Blank Workbook will not be based upon the BOOK.XLT template.

File>New(no ellipsis) will be based on BOOK.XLT

New File Icon will be based upon BOOK.XLT


Gord

On Thu, 1 Dec 2005 11:07:24 -0600, "derek mccolm"<[email protected]>
wrote:

>Thanks for taking the time to reply, but it don't work for me!! I did
>locate the .xlt file and did a "save as" thus overwriting, but when I closed
>excel and re-opened there was the blessed 12.75 row hight still small as
>life!! As I say, perhaps it can't be changed in 2003 as in 97.
>Cheers
>Derek

[derek mccolm]

Yippee Yippee Yippee - this worked!!

Many, many thanks for your time and trouble in answering my problem

Derek